1939 VFL Round 17: Hawthorn v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1939 between Hawthorn and Collingwood during round 17 of the 1939 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Collingwood at Glenferrie Oval. Len Thomas captained the hosts. In the absence of Harry Collier, vice-captain Albert Collier captained the visitors with Jack Regan as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Len Thomas and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Hawthorn
Back: H. Albiston, G. Carter, T. Wellington
Half-back: B. Pavey, G. Dower, J. Blackman
Centre: L. Pabst, B. Moore, K. Feltscheer
Half-forward: L. Thomas (capt.), B. Deague, A. Naismith
Forward: B. Williams, R. Elliott, J. Bohan
Follower: J. Barker, B. Mills, A. Albiston
Sub.: G. Young

Collingwood
A. Collier (capt.), J. Regan (vice-capt.), D. Balfour, N. Campbell, R. Dowling, D. Fothergill, J. Green, G. Hocking, J. Knight, P. Kyne, L. Morgan, J. Murphy, H. Powell, J. Ross, R. Todd, B. Unwin, M. Whelan, A. Williams, B. Woods

Hawthorn (6.15.51) were defeated by Collingwood (7.17.59).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: B. Mills (2), A. Albiston, R. Elliott, A. Naismith, L. Thomas
Collingwood: D. Fothergill (3), R. Todd (3), H. Powell

As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 9th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1939 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Hawthorn v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 19 August 1939
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 7,500

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by Collingwood
Score: 6.15.51 - 7.17.59

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 1 . 4 5 . 9 6 . 14 6 . 15 6 . 15 (51)
Collingwood 1 . 4 4 . 8 4 . 12 7 . 17 7 . 17 (59)
Margin level HWTH by 7 HWTH by 14 COLL by 8 COLL by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Len Thomas (Hawthorn), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Len Thomas (Hawthorn), Albert Collier (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Hawthorn), Jack Regan (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Blackburn

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Albiston, Alec RO ? 1 ?
7 Albiston, Harold BPL ? 0 ?
6 Barker, Jack RU ? 0 ?
34 Blackman, Jack HBFR↓ ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Jim FPR ? 0 ?
34 Carter, George FB ? 0 ?
17 Deague, Bill CHF ? 0 ?
25 Dower, George CHB ? 0 ?
31 Elliott, Russ FF ? 1 ?
18 Feltscheer, Ken WR ? 0 ?
12 Mills, Bert RU ? 2 ?
22 Moore, Bill C ? 0 ?
1 Naismith, Alby HFFR ? 1 ?
33 Pabst, Len WL ? 0 ?
19 Pavey, Bill HBFL ? 0 ?
1 Thomas, Len (c) HFFL ? 1 ?
37 Wellington, Tom BPR ? 0 ?
3 Williams, Bob FPL ? 0 ?
21 Young, Gus SUB↑ ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 6 15

G. Young replaced J. Blackman during the fourth quarter.

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Balfour, Don ? ? 0 ?
4 Campbell, Norm ? ? 0 ?
2 Collier, Albert (ac) ? ? 0 ?
7 Dowling, Ron ? ? 0 ?
8 Fothergill, Des ? ? 3 ?
27 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Hocking, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
11 Knight, Jack ? ? 0 ?
13 Kyne, Phonse ? ? 0 ?
14 Morgan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
29 Murphy, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Powell, Harold ? ? 1 ?
18 Regan, Jack (avc) ? ? 0 ?
19 Ross, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Todd, Ron ? ? 3 ?
22 Unwin, Bill ? ? 0 ?
28 Whelan, Marcus ? ? 0 ?
24 Williams, Alan ? ? 0 ?
25 Woods, Bervin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 7 17

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

Hawthorn Coach: Len Thomas
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






6 J. Barker 21 G. Young
15 J. Bohan 31 R. Elliott 3 B. Williams 12 B. Mills

FORWARD 5 A. Albiston

HALF-BACK













1 A. Naismith 17 B. Deague 1 L. Thomas (c)



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













18 K. Feltscheer 22 B. Moore 33 L. Pabst FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













34 J. Blackman 25 G. Dower 19 B. Pavey



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













37 T. Wellington 34 G. Carter 7 H. Albiston



BACK



Collingwood Coach: Jock McHale